8o Land Birds of New England 



The song, like that of most warblers, consists 

 merely of a few faint chirping notes, constantly 

 uttered while the bird is searching for its food. 



33. NASHVILLE WARBLER 

 {Helminthophila ritficapilla . ) 



Male, in summer plumage: upper parts except the head yellow- 

 olive, brightest on the rump ; head ashy, with an inconspicuous 

 crown patch of chestnut ; under parts bright yellow. Bill long, 

 slender, dark horn-color ; feet slender, brown. Bird about half 

 the size of a sparrow. Female, in summer plumage : similar, 

 but ash of head less clear, and crown patch more obscure or 

 even wanting. 



NOTE. In fall the ash of the head may, in both sexes, be largely 

 olivaceous. 



THE Nashville warbler, although quite a common 

 bird, especially during the fall migration, is so in- 

 conspicuous as to be readily overlooked. In spring 

 and fall it may be found among the upper branches 

 in the bushy borders of woods, in shrubbery and 

 orchards, and even about houses ; but in summer it 

 prefers high, dry, pine woods where there is a more 

 or less dense undergrowth. It is common about 

 the middle of May, and again in September ; but 

 a comparatively small number spend the entire 

 summer with us. 



